Improvement in dish-washers



M. K. MORRIS.

Improvementjn Dish-Washers.

No. 126,566, Patented May 7,1872.

I QM 41% inafter shown.

PATENT FFIoE.

MATTHIAS K. MORRIS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN DISH-WASHERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,566, dated May 7,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATTHIAS K. Mounts, of Louisville, in the county ofJefferson and in the State of Kentucky, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Dish- Washers; and do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of my improveddevice. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the upper side of the same; and Fig. 3is a vertical longitudinal section on line as w of Fig. 1.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

My invention belongs to a class of devices used for washing soileddishes mechanically; and it consists principally in the combination andarrangement of the ledges or shelves within the interior and at the endsof the easing, substantially as and for the purpose here- It consists,further, in the device as a whole, when constructed substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

In the annexed drawing, A and A represent the sides of the casing,secured together in a vertical position, and parallel with each other,by means of a horizontal plane top piece, B, which incloses their upperside, and at their lower side and ends by means of a bottom piece, 0,which has longitudinally a semicircular form, so that when placed upon atable or other suitable support said casing may be oscillated or rocked.Within the interior of the casing, at each end, is arranged a numberofhorizontal shelves, D, which extend between the sides and from theends inward about onethird the length of said casing, the sides and endsof said shelves being secured to or upon the contiguous portions of thecasing, while their front edges are secured in relative position andsupported by means of one or more wires, E, which extend between the topB and bottom 0, and are connected to or with said shelves. Immediatelyover the central open portion of the casing an opening, F, is providedin and through the top B, which opening is surrounded by a flange, f,and inclosed by means of a cover, G, upon the lower side of which issecured one end of a spiral spring, H, that from thence extendsvertically downward, and at its lower end bears against the bottom ofthe casing. An opening, I, provided at or near the lower edge andlongitudinal center of one of the sides A, a handle, y, secured upon thecover G, and a handle, K, at tached to or upon each end of the casin g,completes the device, the operation of which is as follows:

The dishes to be cleansed are placed within the central portion ot thecasing; from three to four inches in depth of boiling water is pouredover them and the lid replaced, with the spring bearing upon said dishesand con fining them in place. The device is now rocked to and fro, so asto cause the water to pass from end to end, when, by the action of theshelves or ledges, said water is thrown inward upon the dishes, so as tosubject all portions of the latter to the action of the same.

By this means, and without the usual labor, soiled dishes may be quicklyand thoroughly cleansed, and one of the most disagreeable portions ofhousework rendered more attractive and easy.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and rnerits of my invention, whatI claim as new 1s 1. In combination with an oscillating or rockingdish-washer, A, B, and C, a series of ledges or shelves, D, forreversing the motion of the water and throwing the same over or upon thearticles to be cleansed, substantially as and for the purpose shown.

2. The hereinbetore-described device as a whole, consisting of thecasing A, B, and (l, constructed as shown, and provided with the shelvesD, the cover G, and the spring H, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this6th day of March, 1872.

MATTHIAS K. MORRIS.

Witnesses:

R0131. GIBsoN, GEO. A. SHUMAN,

